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Paleo Coconut Flour Pancakes (keto option)

These easy Paleo Coconut Flour Pancakes are light, fluffy and full of healthy ingredients. Plus they're easy to make keto, too. All in all, the perfect weekend breakfast treat!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 305kcal
Author: Don Baiocchi

Ingredients

  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • ½ cup arrowroot flour/starch
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup unsweetened, full-fat canned coconut milk (cream and water blended well)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or keto maple syrup)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • avocado oil cooking spray (or any fat you like for greasing the pan)
  • grass-fed butter or ghee, for serving
  • maple syrup (or keto maple syrup), for serving

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 200°.
  • In a large bowl, sift the coconut flour. Add the arrowroot flour, salt and baking soda and whisk to blend.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the coconut milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla and vinegar until blended.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk until completely blended.
  • Heat a griddle or large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Grease with avocado oil spray (or any fat you like).
  • Scoop 3-4 tablespoons per pancake onto the griddle. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until the edges look dry and bubbles appear in the batter (you can use a spatula to peek under the pancake to see if it's as golden as you like). Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Keep the first batch of pancakes warm on a baking sheet in the oven while you cook the rest of the batter.
  • Serve with butter or ghee and maple syrup.

Notes

Substitutions and variations
  • You can use almond milk for the coconut milk (they won't be nut-free).
  • The apple cider vinegar reacts with the baking soda to help the pancakes rise. I promise you can't taste it! However, you can use lemon juice instead if you like. You won't taste the lemon, either.
  • You can use honey (or keto honey) instead of maple syrup in the batter.
  • You can use tapioca flour/starch instead of arrowroot.
  • You unfortunately cannot substitute anything for the coconut flour. It is a very unique flour that behaves unlike any other flour.

Nutrition

Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 516mg | Potassium: 477mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg